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The Genius Scouts Podcast
by Genius Scouts
Join hosts Justin Oberman and Aaron Zakowski each week as they bring you exclusive conversations with the business leaders and innovators you need to know about, sharing the secrets that fuel their success and power their personal brands. Whether you’re building a business, growing a brand, or just looking for inspiration, this is the podcast you don’t want to miss.
Episodes
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Saul Blinkoff: From Disney Rejections to Animation Legend – How He Turned Weakness into Strength
Saul Blinkoff didn’t just dream of Disney — he drew his way there. In this episode, the Hollywood animator, director, and life coach reveals how he turned rejection, setbacks, and self-doubt into a launchpad for creative success. From humble beginnings with no industry connections to working on...
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John James: The Business Wolf Who Tells CEOs What Their Marketing Team Won't
John James isn’t here to make your brand look good — he’s here to make your business actually grow. In this episode, the founder of Hybrency and host of the Champagne Strategy Podcast dismantles some of marketing’s most sacred myths. From why brand campaigns rarely move the needle, to how...
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Joe Hollier: He Built the Light Phone to Save You from Your Smartphone (And It’s Working)
Joe Hollier didn’t set out to start a phone company. But after years as an artist, designer, and creative technologist (with work commissioned by the Smithsonian) he co-founded the Light Phone: a minimalist, distraction-free device that’s become a quiet rebellion against the always-on world. In...
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Jonathan Rolley: How Neuroscience Makes Brands UNFORGETTABLE
Jonathan Rolley isn’t just talking about ad performance — he’s measuring what happens inside your brain when you watch one. In this episode, the founder of Undivided shares how a life-altering brain tumor launched him on a mission to decode how memory, emotion, and decision-making actually work....
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Jeremy Sirota: Why This Music CEO Asks His Team ‘How Would You Destroy Our Company?’
Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin—the world’s largest member-led music rights organization—joins us to share how he’s reshaping leadership, creativity, and decision-making in the digital music age. From throwing out traditional corporate playbooks to asking his team how they'd destroy the company,...
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Nicole Ayres: How Psychedelics, Spirituality & Storytelling Built a Multi-Million Dollar Brand
Nicole Ayres, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Jumpsuit, shares how intuition, storytelling, and a little bit of magic built one of the most unconventional creative agencies in the industry. From coffee shop owner to full-time ministry to selling a tech company spun out of her own agency,...
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George Tannenbaum: Be USEFUL, Be DIFFERENT, or Be Forgotten
George Tannenbaum has spent decades in advertising, from writing catalog copy at Montgomery Ward to shaping campaigns for IBM and American Express. In this episode, he breaks down what the industry has lost — and what still works. From the power of simplicity and humanity in copy to the danger of...
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Julian Scadden: From Ditch Digger to CEO - The Counterintuitive Secret to Rising to the Top
High school dropout turned business leader Julian Scadden joins Genius Scouts to share his remarkable journey from digging sewers to leading Nextar Network. With refreshing candor, Julian reveals how being "bad" at his initial trade led to discovering his true leadership gifts. We explore his...
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Jason Mitchell: From Ski Bum to Social Media Pioneer - The Movement Strategy Behind Top Brands
Jason Mitchell, CEO and co-founder of Movement, shares how social media has redefined brand marketing. From ski bum to founder of a 150+ person agency serving Amazon and Nike, Mitchell reveals why marketing should center on social-powered strategy. He breaks down why consumers—not brands—own the...
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Steve Harrison: Brutal Lessons from the Creative Legend Who Invented Brand Response Advertising
Legendary adman and author Steve Harrison joins Genius Scouts to explore the art and ethics of advertising. From founding the discipline of brand response to his years at Ogilvy and beyond, Steve shares why creativity must sell—and why most modern marketing has lost its way. We cover everything...
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What's Your Eye Patch? Aaron & Justin on the Forgotten Art of Standing Out
What can a simple eyepatch teach us about personal branding? In this episode, Justin and Aaron break down one of David Ogilvy’s most iconic advertising case studies—and what it reveals about standing out in a crowded market. From the power of storytelling to the subtle ways unique traits can...
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Miriam Meima: Transforming Personal Struggles into Leadership Brilliance
Renowned executive coach and business psychologist Miriam Meima has spent decades helping top leaders and entrepreneurs unlock their full potential. In this conversation, she shares her journey from corporate counseling to coaching industry changemakers, revealing the emotional and strategic...
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Bob Hoffman: Do Good F***ing Work – The Only Branding Secret
Bob Hoffman—legendary ad man, best-selling author, and the industry’s leading contrarian—pulls no punches in this conversation about the decline of creativity, the failures of digital media, and why advertising has lost its way. A sharp critic of metrics-driven marketing, Bob argues that the...
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Andrew McLuhan: The Medium Is STILL the Message in the AI Age
Andrew McLuhan, grandson of media theorist Marshall McLuhan, explores the enduring relevance of his grandfather’s ideas in today’s digital world. From “the medium is the message” to the Tetrad framework, Andrew discusses how media shape human behavior, the implications of AI, and what we can…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join hosts Justin Oberman and Aaron Zakowski each week as they bring you exclusive conversations with the business leaders and innovators you need to know about, sharing the secrets that fuel their success and power their personal brands. Whether you’re building a business, growing a brand, or just looking for inspiration, this is the podcast you don’t want to miss.
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Join hosts Justin Oberman and Aaron Zakowski each week as they bring you exclusive conversations with the business leaders and innovators you need to know about, sharing the secrets that fuel their success and power their personal brands. Whether you’re building a business, growing a brand, or just...
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